The Poetry of Place Bimblebox Nature Refuge: Enjoy a tranquil morning of poetry readings inspired by the birdlife of the Bimblebox Nature Refuge. Join us with central Queensland poets, Kristin Hannaford, Carley Kruse, and others as they share their poems and talk about the Bimblebox 153 Birds project – Sunday 20 September @ 11am

Below is some of the work of those artists in Bimblebox: art – science – nature who have a close and ongoing connetion with Rockhampton and Central Queensland.

Honouring Jagalingou Country, 2013, Dr Pamela Croftwarcon (Keppel Sands), Howard Butler & Kaylene Butler (both of Rockhampton), photo Carl Warner. Pamela is a Kooma clan descendent of the Yuwaalaraay language people of South West Queensland. Howard is a descendant of the Georang Georang people from Bundaberg and the Ijman-Gangulu people of Central West Queensland. Kaylene is a proud Gungarrie Iman Woman and South Sea Islander.

Mining Aramac, 2013, From the series titled Mining Galilee by Fiona MacDonald. photo courtesy of the artist. Reference images: Mercer Studio portraits courtesy of the Central Queensland Collection, Rockhampton Regional Council Libraries: The Alpha Mine Test Pit. Galilee Basin. Queensland cqnews.com.auFiona MacDonald grew up in Rockhampton. Currently living and working in NSW, Fiona has continued an ongoing association with Rockhampton and Central Queensland.

All Souls Day (Tree), 2009, Luke Roberts, photo courtesy of the artist. Luke Roberts was born in Alpha, went to boarding school in Yeppoon and has strong family connections with Rockhampton. Luke continues to explore Central Queensland through his artwork, making regular trips to Rockhampton and Central Western Qld.

The invisible that is, 2012, Liz Mahood. Liz lives and works between Rockhampton and her family cattle property at Banana. In the foreground: What’s yours is my coal mine, 2013, artist Books by Gerald Soworka (Townsville). photo by Carl Warner.